Bihar TET Syllabus 2021

Bihar Teacher Eligibility Test (Bihar TET), is a state-level examination conducted by The Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) every year for the candidates aspiring to make their career in teaching field. Aspirants who have a B.Ed. certificate and wish to work as primary or upper primary school teachers in the government/private/public schools of Bihar must apply for this examination.

The exam will be conducted in two shifts. Candidates have to write both the exams in the offline mode. Students will be awarded marks according to the marking scheme given by the Board.

Bihar TET 2021- Exam Pattern:

Exam Name	Bihar Teacher Eligibility Test 2021 (Bihar TET / BTET)
Conducted by	Bihar School Examination Board
Level of exam	State-level exam
Frequency	Once a year
Eligibility	Higher Secondary pass with minimum 50% marks and Bachelor’s training in elementary education (Final year candidates are also eligible)
Post	Primary and Upper Primary Teacher
Mode of Examination	Offline
No. of paper	Paper 1 and Paper 2
Marking Pattern (Up to Class-4)	Language I, Language II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies
Marking Pattern (Up to Class-8)	Child development and Pedagogy, Language -I, Language- II, For Mathematics and Science Teacher (Mathematics+ Science), For Social Studies and Social Science (Social Studies), For other teaching Positions (Either a or b)
Question type	MCQ
Negative Marking	No negative marking
Age Limit	21-35 Years
Website	biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in

Aspirants can download the Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 pdf from the official website.

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The Bihar TET paper will be divided into 2 papers:

Paper-1 for Primary classes (1^stto 5th)
Paper-2 is for upper Primary Classes (6^thto 8^th)

For every correct answer, marked properly in the OMR sheet,1 mark is awarded.
BTET paper 1 is compulsory for all the candidates.
Students can choose between mathematics and social science in paper II.
There is no negative marking scheme. The paper weightage is 150 marks. The total time duration given is 2 ½ hours.

BTET Exam pattern 2021: Paper- I (1^st to 5th)

Subjects	No. of questions	Max Marks	Total Time (minutes)
Child Development and Pedagogy	30	30	30
Language I	30	30	30
Language II	30	30	30
Environmental studies	30	30	30
Total	150	150	150

BTET Exam pattern 2021: Paper- II (6^th to 8^th)

Subject	No. of questions	Max Marks	Total time (minutes)
Child development & Pedagogy	30	30	30
Language I	30	30	30
Language II	30	30	30
Science & Mathematics OR Social science	60	60	60
Total	150	150	150 (minutes)

Note: Candidate can choose two Language from given language subject Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Maithali, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Arabic, Farsi, English.

Candidates need to have a sound knowledge of these given topics before appearing for the Bihar TET exam. The topics covered in Bihar TET Syllabus 2021 are mostly from the graduation level and the questions will be of secondary or higher secondary levels.

The Bihar TET syllabus 2021 for paper 1 and paper 2 is Given below in the table:

Subject	Topics
Child Development and Pedagogy	Concept of development and its relationship with learning Principles of the development of children Influence of Heredity Socialization processes Concepts of child-centred and progressive education Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence Multi-Dimensional Intelligence Language & Thought Gender roles & bias Learning and Pedagogy How children think and learn Children’s strategies of learning Child as a problem solver and Motivation and learning
Language I & Language II	Reading Comprehensions Grammar Pedagogy of Language Development Learning and acquisition Principles of language Teaching Role of listening and speaking Challenges of teaching language Language Skills Evaluating language comprehension Teaching- learning materials
Mathematics	Geometry Shapes & Spatial Understanding Number system Addition and Subtraction Multiplication Division Measurement Weight Time Volume Data Interpretation Money Nature of Mathematics/Logical thinking Place of Mathematics in Curriculum Language of Mathematics Community Mathematics Problems of Teaching Error analysis & Remedial Teaching
Environmental Studies	Family and Friends Food & Shelter Water Travel Concept and scope of EVS Significance of EVS Environmental Studies & Environmental Education Learning Principles Scope & relation to Science & Social Science; Activities Experimentation Discussion Problems
History	When, Where and How, The Earliest Societies First Farmers and Herders First Cities Early States New Ideas First Empire Contacts with Distant lands Political Developments Culture and Science New Kings and Kingdoms Sultans of Delhi Architecture Creation of an Empire Social Change Regional Cultures Establishment of Company Power Rural Life and Society Colonialism and Tribal Societies Revolt of 1857-58 Women and reform Caste System Nationalist Movement India After Independence
Geography	Geography as a social study and as a science Planet: Earth in the solar system Environment in its totality: natural and human environment, Air, Water, Human Environment: settlement, transport and communication Resources: Types-Natural and Human, Agriculture
Social and Political Life	Diversity, Government Local Government Making a Living Democracy State Government Understanding Media Unpacking Gender Constitution Parliamentary Government Judiciary Social Justice and the Marginalised
Pedagogical	Concept & Nature of Social Science/Social Studies Classroom Processes, activities and discourse Developing Critical thinking Enquiry/Empirical Evidence Problems of teaching Social Science/Social Studies Sources – Primary & Secondary Projects Work Evaluation

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BTET 202I- Recommended Books

A good preparation can be done only with the help of right kind of books as these will provide ample amount of practice material for the exam. Some good books for BTET exam 2021 that candidates can go for are given below:

Book name	Publisher
BTET Practice Sets Paper I	Arihant Publication
BTET Practice Sets V I-VIII Maths & Science 2017	ARIHANT
A Complete Resource of CTET	Pearson Education
BTET Practice Sets V I-VIII Maths & Science (Hindi)	Arihant Publication
BTET Paper II Class VI-VIII Maths & Science	Arihant Publication
Guide to Child Development and Pedagogy	Ramesh Publishing House
Wiley’s CTET Exam Goalpost, Paper II, Maths / Science, Class VI – VIII	Wiley India Pvt Ltd
Wiley’s CTET, Paper II, Social Studies / Social Science: Solved Papers & Mock Tests with	Wiley
Teacher Eligibility Test Environmental Studies (For Classes I-V)	Upkar Prakashan

Bihar TET 2021- Exam Pattern:

BTET Exam pattern 2021: Paper- I (1st to 5th)

BTET Exam pattern 2021: Paper- II (6th to 8th)